A pep-talk from Australian leader Anthony Albanese kick-started UK Labour's annual conference Sunday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer struggling to convince nervous members that he can lead the "fight of our lives" against the surging hard-right.

Although the ex-lawyer led Labour back to power in Britain in July last year after 14 years in opposition, scandals and policy missteps have already raised doubts about his future.

The four-day gathering in Liverpool, northwest England, comes amid chatter about a possible leadership challenge and follows two recent high-profile departures from his government in the wake of embarrassing revelations.

The conference, which ends on Wednesday, takes place with Labour lagging well behind the upstart anti-immigrant Reform UK party, led by anti-EU fir

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